Lesser light ushers in summer's goodbye.
Young autumnal shadows stir and rise
From drifting mistier hues, and facing
This post-solstice time, we too must subside
Into autumn mood, - how soon summer dies.
Long sun-drenched days filter in duller shades.
Cooler nights leave reluctant fields parading
Some late fruits, but more whispering leaves fall,
Un-noticed except by breezes, impatiently
Waiting, - can nothing make autumn delay?
Fay Slimm
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/longest-day-fading/
